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Fox News and American Politics (Routledge Studies in Political Psychology) 1st Edition

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Part of: Routledge Studies in Political Psychology (7 books)

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In recent years, scholars have argued that the ability of people to choose which channel they want to watch means that television news is just preaching to the choir, and doesn’t change any minds. However, this book shows that the media still has an enormous direct impact on American society and politics.

While past research has emphasized the indirect effects of media content on attitudes – through priming or framing, for instance – Dan Cassino argues that past data on both the public opinion and the media side wasn’t detailed enough to uncover it. Using a combination of original national surveys, large scale content analysis of news coverage along with data sets as disparate as FBI gun background checks and campaign contribution records, Cassino discusses why it’s important to treat different media sources separately, estimating levels of ideological bias for television media sources as well as the differences in the topics that the various media sources cover. Taking this into account proves that exposure to some media sources can serve to actually make Americans less knowledgeable about current affairs, and more likely to buy into conspiracy theories.

Even in an era of declining viewership, the media – especially Fox News – are shaping our society and our politics. This book documents how this is happening, and shows the consequences for Americans. The quality of journalism is more than an academic question: when coverage focuses on questionable topics, or political bias, there are consequences.

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1138900125
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978-1138900127
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1st
Publication date

April 21, 2016
Part of series

Routledge Studies in Political Psychology
Language

English
Dimensions

6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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222 pages
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'Dan Cassino expands our understanding of Fox News’ impact on what Americans know about politics and how they respond to political events. Particularly fascinating is the way Prof. Cassino documents Fox’s impact on the 2012 Republican nomination; the dramatic changes in the candidates’ fortunes over time are much better understood by reading this book. But the bigger picture it paints is important as well: the influence of Fox News on American politics is not easily accounted for by simple media framing perspectives. Instead, as Prof. Cassino shows, Fox News not only sets agendas, but its coverage is also linked to measurable behaviors as the choices of what and how it covers politics seem to be able to move viewers with certain tendencies to action. This book will be a valuable addition to any reader’s collection on media and public opinion.' - David Redlawsk, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University

About the Author

Dan Cassino is Associate Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Director of Experimental Research for the PublicMind poll. He conducts research on American politics and political psychology.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (April 21, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138900125
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138900127
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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Dan Cassino is a professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, and the Director of Experimental Research for the PublicMind poll. He did his doctoral work at Stony Brook, and did a year of post-doctoral work at Princeton before starting at FDU in 2005. His work on the effect of Fox News on political knowledge, beliefs about conspiracy theories, and the impact of gender role threat on elections have been widely reported in the media. His most recent book is Fox News and American Politics, out from Routledge.

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Drew Knox

Pretty dated

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2020

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Get this book if you want a frozen, dated snapshot of Fox News. In the current environment (April 2020) with a president who spurns briefings, science, and reading and opts instead to get info/feedback from Fox News, and where FN in turn alters their "news" to please and glorify TRump, their sphere of influence likely looks the ascendant curve of that other prevalent virus.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2017

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So-so book--dated back in 2014

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That Other Guy

Funny, how the book fails to mention the PLETHRA ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017

Funny, how the book fails to mention the PLETHRA of Left Leaning "News" outlets like CNN, MSNBC, NPR, ABC, NBC, CBS and now ESPN to those that SHAPE agendas. Gee, one lone station, FOX is a threat? Laughable book that was greenlit. Perused a reader copy from the library.

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Mark Dexter

Just because it is putting this issue under a microscope ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017

Just because it is putting this issue under a microscope, I've given this a 5 star rating. Fox News is a vast propaganda machine, and yes, others, or the PLETHRA of other news outlets are compromised by their corporate foundations, and should be studied intensively as well. But nothing in America comes close to Fox. This ONE channel has changed the face of America.

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